Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY, Pier 63, North River, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: When completed in 1931, Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY utilized gasoline engines, marking the transition from steam power to gasoline. Although altered in 1957 to replace the original gasoline engines with diesel ones, HARVEY remains an intact example of an early twentieth century fireboat and remains operational, last used during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.

Survey number: HAER NY-335

Building/structure dates: 1931 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: after. 1975- before. 1980 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 2000 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 00000576

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1969 - 1980

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